Category Archives: Election coverage

So Sarah Palin doesn’t read newspapers… Who does?

Yes, in a recent interview with Katie Couric, Governor Palin was unable to name one newspaper or magazine that she reads. Some take that to mean that she doesn’t read newspapers. Somehow that it is a bad thing. In reality, … Continue reading

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NY Times and CNN show how an election should be covered

I remarked to my girlfriend last night how useless the wire stories about Super Tuesday were each time I saw a new one pop up. Every time a candidate won a state, a new story was released. Reading over the … Continue reading

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This is journalism?

The pre-primary polls in New Hampshire predicted a Barack Obama, not Hillary Clinton, victory. They predicted a landslide, a race changing victory. Alas, Clinton won, despite Obama being ahead by double digits in many polls. The polls have been wrong … Continue reading

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